Original U.S. Civil War Sixth Plate Tintype of Confederate Soldier P-1853 Enfield broken by smooth diamonds at

broken by smooth diamonds at the grip screw holes

allowing the Americans to move large numbers of units and bring up reserves

but no examples with this finish have been examined during research

" and the shoulder insignia is a brown acorn on a greeen circle

Shock and vibration tests revealed that severe shock caused  shifting of the original prism mounting

Original U.S. Civil War Sixth Plate Tintype of Confederate Soldier P-1853 Enfield broken by smooth diamonds atOriginal Item: Only One Available. Everything about this image, including its presentation, makes it a splendid memento of the Civil War. This Civil War cased "Sixth Plate" (2. 75 x 3. 25 inch) tin type portrait shows an unidentified solider. He wears a standard nine button frock coat of Confederate States issue. The image is behind glass held in an ornate brass mat loaded with intricate designs edging the tintype. A gutta percha case molded front and